Romans 16:18:7Rom.16.18.W7TAB
Χριστῷ
khreestôi
“Christ”
- Transliteration
- khree-STÔI
- Extended
- khree-STÔI
- IPA
- /kʰriˈstɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- Christ
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khree-STÔI
- sentence
hoi gar toi-OU-toi tôi KY-ree-ō hê-MON khree-STÔI ou dou-LEU-ou-sin al-LA têi he-au-TÔN koi-LI-ai kai di-A tês khrē-sto-lo-GI-as kai eu-lo-GI-as ek-sa-pa-TOU-si tas kar-DI-as tôn a-KA-kōn
Exegesis
The dative phrase tō kyríō hēmōn Christō {τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν Χριστῷ | tôi kyríō hēmôn Christō} marks the intended object of service, with kyrios and Christos forming a compound title under the possessive hēmōn “our.”
Root and etymology
Christoschi–rho–iota–sigma–tau–omicron–sigma
“Anointed One, Messiah”
In context — Romans 16:18
For people like that do not serve our Lord Christ , but serve their own belly, and through smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Romans 16:18, so the Greek word Χριστῷ (khreestôi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rom.16.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.18.W7.S1) and character.